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More anti-terrorism documents found on public transport

15/06/2008

Another batch of documents relating to the UK government's anti-terrorism operations has been found on public transport.

The Independent on Sunday reports that it was handed papers which looked at the country's strategy to fight money laundering, the drugs trade and terrorist funding. These documents were found on a train heading towards Waterloo station in London.

According to the Independent, the confidential file contains information about an inter-governmental body set up to analyse and disrupt the sources of terrorist financing, the Financial Action Task Force.

In addition to details about the organisation, the papers also possess information about how the internet is used to fund dangerous activities, problems with government IT systems designed to tackle fraud and criticism of Iran's measures to curb the source of funding for illicit operations.

The latest breach comes after the BBC revealed that it had been given documents, also found on public transport, outlining the government's assessment of the capabilities of the terrorist organisation al-Qaida. An inquiry was launched into the incident and the officer in question has reportedly been suspended.

Last year, the government came under fire after laptops containing personal data were either misplaced or stolen, thereby potentially exposing people's details to fraudsters.